'Dogs at Polling Stations' Is One of the UK's Weirdest EU Referendum Memes

The UK's cutest internet tradition is back.

Since Twitter’s launch in 2006, some very strange memes have cropped up. One of these is the British tradition of taking a picture of your dog on election day, pretending like he’s ready to vote, when really he doesn’t have a clue what’s going on because he is a dog. Thursday’s referendum on whether the country should leave the European Union is no different.

#Dogsatpollingstations has become something of a staple for UK democracy. In the May 2015 parliamentary election, furry voters came out in their droves to put a paw on their ballot paper. Unfortunately, spoilsports at The Mirror informed readers that dogs aren’t allowed to vote as they are dogs.

In the May 2016 local elections, some noted that the dogs at polling stations were more interesting than the elections themselves. Outside of London, English council elections rarely make national news. The dogs didn’t seem to care, though. They were just glad to be taking part in a centuries-old democratic process.